MonkeyPod Slab Table

This project was for a great friend of mine in Hawaii. The table top was a single slab of Monkey Pod (Raintree) that was around 6’ wide by 9’ long by 2 1/4 thick. It was badly warped when I got it and it took me almost a year of working with the piece to get it flat. I cut kerfs down the length to release some of the stress and then parked a motorcycle on it for a few months (curve up).

I made the legs out of the same wood from a much smaller slab. The “rear” leg was a single slab and the “front” leg I made into a Honu (Hawaiian Sea Turtle). I patched a few of the holes in the top and inserted some butterfly keys as well.

I finished it with boiled linseed oil and poly. If I had it to do over I would have used oil and Bri Wax.

No shipping. I lived in Hawaii at the time. I recently moved to NC. I was able to bring about 1200 lbs of Hawaiian wood back with me. Monkey Pod, eucalyptus, Milo, Lychee. I am very picky on how/when I use it. It’s a limited commodity in NC.

I do know of an amazing sawyer who ships raw wood back stateside. Last I checked he ships for $1 a pound from Honolulu. Let me know if anyone wants his info. I’m not associated with him and I don’t really know the rules or etiquette for plugging a business on this site, but he was my main supplier when I lived there.